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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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October 1, 2007.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding (a) whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB),
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Rural Housing Service
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2007–0089]
Title: Form RD 1940–59, Settlement
Statement.
OMB Control Number: 0575–0088.
Summary of Collection: The real
Estate Settlement Procedures Act
(RESPA), as amended, requires the
disclosure of real estate settlement costs
to real estate buyers and sellers.
Disclosure of the nature and costs of a
mortgage transaction enables the
borrower to be a more informed
customer and protects the public from
unnecessarily high settlement charges.
Need and Use of the Information:
Form RD 1940–49 is completed by
Settlement Agents, Closing Attorneys,
and Title Insurance Companies
performing the closing of RHS loans and
credit sales use to purchase or refinance
Section 502 Housing, Rural Rental
Housing, and Farm Laboring Housing.
The same parties performing the closing
of FSA Farm Ownership loans and
credit sales complete the form. The
information is collected to provide the
buyer and the seller with a statement
detailing the actual costs of the
settlement services involved in certain
Agency financed real estate
transactions. Failure to collect the
information and disclose the
information would be a violation of the
RESPA.
Description of Respondents: Business
or for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 11,928.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 7,530.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Notice of Request for Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Pine Shoot Beetle; Host Material From
Canada
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
regulations for the importation of pine
nursery stock and various pine products
from Canada to prevent the spread of
pine shoot beetle into noninfested areas
of the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before December
3, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov, select
‘‘Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service’’ from the agency drop-down
menu, then click ‘‘Submit.’’ In the
Docket ID column, select APHIS–2007–
0089 to submit or view public
comments and to view supporting and
related materials available
electronically. Information on using
Regulations.gov, including instructions
for accessing documents, submitting
comments, and viewing the docket after
the close of the comment period, is
available through the site’s ‘‘User Tips’’
link.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send four copies of your
comment (an original and three copies)
to Docket No. APHIS–2007–0089,
Regulatory Analysis and Development,
PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD
20737–1238. Please state that your
comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–
2007–0089.
Reading Room: You may read any
comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading
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room is located in room 1141 of the
USDA South Building, 14th Street and
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays. To be
sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 690–2817 before
coming.
Other Information: Additional
information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on regulations for the
importation of pine nursery stock and
various pine products from Canada,
contact Mr. David Lamb, Import
Specialist, Commodity Import Analysis
and Operations, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 734–4312. For copies of
more detailed information on the
information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734–
7477.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Pine Shoot Beetle; Host Material
from Canada.
OMB Number: 0579–0257.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: As authorized by the Plant
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.)
(PPA), the Secretary of Agriculture may
prohibit or restrict the importation,
entry, exportation, or movement in
interstate commerce of any plant, plant
product, biological control organism,
noxious weed, means of conveyance, or
other article if the Secretary determines
that the prohibition or restriction is
necessary to prevent a plant pest or
noxious weed from being introduced
into or disseminated within the United
States. This authority has been
delegated to the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS),
which administers regulations to
implement the PPA.
APHIS regulations in 7 CFR part 319
prohibit or restrict the importation of
certain plants and plant products into
the United States to prevent the
introduction of plant pests. Subpart—
Nursery Stock, Plants, Roots, Bulbs,
Seeds, and Other Plant Products (7 CFR
319.37 through 319.37–14) restricts,
among other things, the importation of
living plants, plant parts, and seeds for
propagation; and Subpart–Logs,
Lumber, and Other Unmanufactured
Wood Articles (7 CFR 310.40–1 through
319.40–11) governs the importation of
various logs, lumber, and other
unmanufacturerd wood products into
the United States. The regulations in
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both subparts help prevent the
introduction and spread of pine shoot
beetle, a pest of pine trees, into
noninfested areas of the United States
and contain several information
collection requirements, including
permits, additional declarations on
certificates and phytosanitary
certificates, statements of origin and
movement, compliance agreements, and
information on designation of products.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of these information
collection activities for an additional 3
years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning this
information collection. These comments
will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the
information collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
information collection on those who are
to respond, through use, as appropriate,
of automated, electronic, mechanical,
and other collection technologies, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average
0.0401 hour per response.
Respondents: Growers and shippers of
pine trees and pine tree products.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 2,340.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 2,340.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 94 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual
number of responses multiplied by the
reporting burden per response.)
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of
September 2007.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2007–0122]
Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk
Analysis for Importation of Arugula
Leaves With Stems From Panama Into
the Continental United States
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are advising the public
that we have prepared a pest risk
analysis that evaluates the risks
associated with the importation into the
continental United States of arugula
leaves with stems from Panama. Based
on that analysis, we believe that the
application of one or more designated
phytosanitary measures will be
sufficient to mitigate the risks of
introducing or disseminating plant pests
or noxious weeds via the importation of
arugula leaves with stems from Panama.
We are making the pest risk analysis
available to the public for review and
comment.
We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before December
3, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov, select
‘‘Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service’’ from the agency drop-down
menu, then click ‘‘Submit.’’ In the
Docket ID column, select APHIS–2007–
0122 to submit or view public
comments and to view supporting and
related materials available
electronically. Information on using
Regulations.gov, including instructions
for accessing documents, submitting
comments, and viewing the docket after
the close of the comment period, is
available through the site’s ‘‘User Tips’’
link.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send four copies of your
comment (an original and three copies)
to Docket No. APHIS–2007–0122,
Regulatory Analysis and Development,
PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2007-0089]
Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Pine Shoot Beetle; Host Material From Canada
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment
request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request an extension of approval of an information
collection associated with regulations for the importation of pine
nursery stock and various pine products from Canada to prevent the
spread of pine shoot beetle into noninfested areas of the United
States.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
December 3, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov, select ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service'' from the agency drop-down menu, then click ``Submit.'' In the
Docket ID column, select APHIS-2007-0089 to submit or view public
comments and to view supporting and related materials available
electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing
the docket after the close of the comment period, is available through
the site's ``User Tips'' link.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies
of your comment (an original and three copies) to Docket No. APHIS-
2007-0089, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-
03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state
that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2007-0089.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading
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room is located in room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street
and Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours
are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be
sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before
coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on regulations for the
importation of pine nursery stock and various pine products from
Canada, contact Mr. David Lamb, Import Specialist, Commodity Import
Analysis and Operations, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734-4312. For copies of more detailed
information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste
Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734-7477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Pine Shoot Beetle; Host Material from Canada.
OMB Number: 0579-0257.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: As authorized by the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701
et seq.) (PPA), the Secretary of Agriculture may prohibit or restrict
the importation, entry, exportation, or movement in interstate commerce
of any plant, plant product, biological control organism, noxious weed,
means of conveyance, or other article if the Secretary determines that
the prohibition or restriction is necessary to prevent a plant pest or
noxious weed from being introduced into or disseminated within the
United States. This authority has been delegated to the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), which administers regulations
to implement the PPA.
APHIS regulations in 7 CFR part 319 prohibit or restrict the
importation of certain plants and plant products into the United States
to prevent the introduction of plant pests. Subpart--Nursery Stock,
Plants, Roots, Bulbs, Seeds, and Other Plant Products (7 CFR 319.37
through 319.37-14) restricts, among other things, the importation of
living plants, plant parts, and seeds for propagation; and Subpart-
Logs, Lumber, and Other Unmanufactured Wood Articles (7 CFR 310.40-1
through 319.40-11) governs the importation of various logs, lumber, and
other unmanufacturerd wood products into the United States. The
regulations in both subparts help prevent the introduction and spread
of pine shoot beetle, a pest of pine trees, into noninfested areas of
the United States and contain several information collection
requirements, including permits, additional declarations on
certificates and phytosanitary certificates, statements of origin and
movement, compliance agreements, and information on designation of
products.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities for an additional 3
years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as affected agencies) concerning this information collection.
These comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
information collection, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the information collection on those who
are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, and other collection technologies, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 0.0401 hour per response.
Respondents: Growers and shippers of pine trees and pine tree
products.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 2,340.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of responses: 2,340.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 94 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per
response.)
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of September 2007.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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